Daily Brief

January Parents and Family Bulletin

This month's edition of the KU Parents and Family Bulletin has been sent to registered subscribers and can be found on the Parents and Family Bulletin webpage.

University Relations

Addressing Mail and Packages Correctly

Please do not put "Kutztown University" or a P.O. Box number in the mailing address. If you address mail or packages incorrectly, they could be returned to the sender. You will receive everything faster if you include your Full Name, Department Name and Room Number. If you oversee ordering for a person in a different department, please make sure to put the person’s Full Name, Department Name and Room Number who is receiving the package. If you are looking for a package, please send the tracking number to mailservices@kutztown.edu.
(EXAMPLE)
Full Name – Room Number
Department Name
425 Baldy Road
Kutztown, PA 19530

Louis Richuitti, Mail Services/Storeroom

Alternative Spring Break Opportunity

Every spring, the Community Outreach Center takes a group of students to volunteer in an area of need for Spring Break, called "Alternative Spring Break." This year, student volunteers will be heading to Asheville, N.C., to help with hurricane relief efforts due to the vast amount of damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Please share this opportunity with your students. Reach out to Amanda Garcia (agarcia@kutztown.edu) with questions. Sign up at the link below.

Sign Up

Amanda Garcia, Community Outreach Center

Faculty and Staff Spring Pickleball League

Recreational Services will be offering a spring faculty and staff pickleball league. Ten teams participated in the fall league and we look forward to even more teams joining this semester. For more information about the league or to register a team, please email Matt Barrett at barrett@kutztown.edu. Registration ends Friday, Jan. 31.

Matt Barrett, Recreational Services

CEL Hour of Power

Join us for the Hour of Power, a one-hour writing retreat in the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL). We'll hold your phone, close the door and track time so you can focus on your work in a distraction-free environment. Sign up for your slots by filling out this form.
- 2-3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12.
- 9-10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 17.
- 9-10 a.m., Tuesday, March 4.
- 10-11 a.m., Monday, March 24.
- 1-2 p.m., Wednesday, April 9.
- 2-3 p.m., Tuesday, April 15.

Center for Engaged Learning

Center for Engaged Learning

Faculty First Thursday Presentation

You might assume that animation started with cartoons, however, humans have been obsessed with simulating movement since prehistory. Please join Liz Van Verth, assistant professor, Art and Design, for a presentation on toys and devices which both delight and deceive the eye, entitled "Early Animation History: Toys, Devices, and The Magic Lantern," from 11-11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 120 Sharadin. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation from 10:30-11 a.m. and Q&A will proceed the presentation from 11:45 a.m. to noon. Forget about YouTube, TikTok and even electricity and play with kooky-named devices like the thaumatrope, zoetrope and chromatrope that merely demand a bit of physical exertion and imagination. Sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean's Office, this free presentation will also include a demonstration of a working Magic Lantern and is open to the entire university community.

Faculty First Thursday

Joselyn Wynter, Dean's Office, College of Visual and Performing Arts